Biography
Joel Edward McHale (born November 20, 1971) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, writer, television producer, television personality, and voice artist. He is best known for hosting The Soup and for his role as Jeff Winger on Community. He voiced Elliot in Open Season 2, filling in for Ashton Kutcher. He also appeared in Spider-Man 2 in a cameo appearance as bank manager Mr. Jacks, CSI: Miami as Greg Welsh, and Spy Kids 4: All the Time in the World as Wilbur.
Known For
Complete Filmography

Scream 7
2026
as Mark Evans
The seventh installment in the 'Scream' franchise. Plot TBA.

Tim Travers & the Time Travelers Paradox
2025
as James Bunratty
A scientist creates a time machine and kills their younger self to see what would happen. And that self-obsessed, misanthrope, mad genius of a scienti...

California King
2025
as Zane
When mattress store manager Perry's childhood crush, Lynette, announces she's leaving town, he panics. Desperate to prove himself, he and his reckless...

The Real Full Monty
2024
as Self (uncredited)
A group of male celebrities strip down to raise awareness for prostate, testicular, and colorectal cancer testing and research in this daring two-hour...

The Dawgfather: The Legend of Don James
2024
as Narrator (voice)
Explores the impact of a humble coach from Ohio whose influence on college football and his players extended far beyond the field.

Better Off
2024
as Self
The making of the 2023 horror comedy It's a Wonderful Knife as told by the filmmakers, queers, enbys and trans people who brought it to life.

Parachute
2024
as Jamie Collins
Riley has recently been discharged from rehab after struggling with food and body image issues. She soon meets Ethan and finds herself navigating the ...

JEREMY
2023
as Self
A slice of life comedy from comedian Adam Ray.

It's a Wonderful Knife
2023
as David Carruthers
Winnie's life is less than wonderful one year after saving her town from a psychotic killer on Christmas Eve. When she wishes she was never born, she ...

Mortal Kombat Legends: Cage Match
2023
as Johnny Cage (voice)
In 1980s Hollywood, action star Johnny Cage is looking to become an A-list actor. But when his costar, Jennifer, goes missing from set, Johnny finds h...

Office Race
2023
as Spencer
An unambitious office worker goes to great lengths—specifically 26.2 miles—to one up his exercise-obsessed, micromanaging boss.

Attack of the Doc!
2023
as Self
Before the rise of big tech, social media and Marvel movies, Attack of the Show! chronicled the rise of nerd culture. G4TV's flagship show launched th...

The Seven Faces of Jane
2023
as Michael
Jane drops her daughter off at sleepaway camp and drives away from her mundane life into an exciting odyssey on the road. Jane’s obstacles, connection...

I Am Phenomenal
2022
as Bill Winger
This is based on a true story of Rick getting kicked out of his weekly basketball game in 2016 for being... too good?

Celebrating Betty White: America's Golden Girl
2022
as Self
Friends and stars pay tribute to America's comedy sweetheart and her trailblazing television career.

Mortal Kombat Legends: Battle of the Realms
2021
as Johnny Cage (voice)
The Earthrealm heroes must journey to the Outworld and fight for the survival of their homeland, invaded by the forces of evil warlord Shao Kahn, in t...

Queenpins
2021
as Rick
Bored and frustrated suburban homemaker Connie and her best pal JoJo, a vlogger with dreams, turn a hobby into a multi-million-dollar counterfeit coup...

Roll Up Your Sleeves
2021
as Self
This variety special aims to educate viewers, raise awareness and dispel concerns surrounding the COVID-19 vaccines, all with the goal of increasing v...

Happily
2021
as Tom
Tom and Janet have been happily married for years. But a visit from a mysterious stranger leads to a dead body, a lot of questions, and a tense couple...

Becky
2020
as Jeff
A teenager's weekend at a lake house with her father takes a turn for the worse when a group of convicts wreaks havoc on their lives.

Psych 2: Lassie Come Home
2020
as Lassiter's Father
After Santa Barbara Police Chief Carlton Lassiter is ambushed and left for dead, Shawn and Gus return to help him and find themselves embroiled in a c...

All in Washington: A Concert for COVID-19 Relief
2020
as Self
Concert special featuring musicians, actors, athletes, and community leaders who have a deep connection to the state of Washington. Join powerful voic...

Community Table Read
2020
as Jeff Winger
Dan Harmon and the cast of Community (plus Pedro Pascal) do a table read of season 5 episode 4 "Cooperative Polygraphy" over a zoom call while quarant...

Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion's Revenge
2020
as Johnny Cage (voice)
After the vicious slaughter of his family by stone-cold mercenary Sub-Zero, Hanzo Hasashi is exiled to the torturous Netherrealm. There, in exchange f...

Dark Harbor
2019
as Greg
Dark Harbor tells the story of Olivia, a young mother on the verge of childbirth who finds her future threatened by a hidden darkness from her family'...

Trouble
2019
as Norbert (voice)
A pampered dog named Trouble must learn to live in the real world while trying to escape from his former owner's greedy children and must learn how to...

Joel McHale: Live from Pyongyang
2019
as Self
The handsome and funny host of The Soup on E! and star of the hit NBC show, Community, brings you his first stand-up special ever. Joel McHale discuss...

Joel McHale: Live from Pyongyang
2019
Writer, Producer
The handsome and funny host of The Soup on E! and star of the hit NBC show, Community, brings you his first stand-up special ever. Joel McHale discuss...

Assassination Nation
2018
as Nick Mathers
After an anonymous hacker begins leaking the private data of thousands living in a small American town, the townspeople spiral into madness, with four...

The Happytime Murders
2018
as Agent Campbell
In a world where human beings and puppets live together, when the members of the cast of a children's television show aired during the 1990s begin to ...

Stuck
2018
as Judge Lepetri
Darby finds herself in trouble with the law, and is sentenced to house arrest. Now she must serve thirty days in the home she used to share with her e...

We Brought Back MST3K
2018
as Self
This feature length documentary provides fans with an insider’s look at the creation of Season 11 and its triumphant debut on Netflix. Featuring new i...

Game Over, Man!
2018
as Joel McHale
Three friends are on the verge of getting their video game financed when their benefactor is taken hostage by terrorists.

A Futile and Stupid Gesture
2018
as Chevy Chase
In a life full of triumph and failure, "National Lampoon" co-founder Doug Kenney built a comedy empire, molding pop culture in the 1970s.
Six Seasons and a Finale
2016
as Self
The cast and crew of Community reflect on creating the final season of the show.
Six Seasons and a Finale
2016
Thanks
The cast and crew of Community reflect on creating the final season of the show.

The Human Face of Big Data
2016
as Narrator
With the rapid emergence of digital devices, an unstoppable, invisible force is changing human lives in ways from the microscopic to the gargantuan: B...

Brooks McBeth: This Ain't Shakespeare
2015
as Himself - Special Guest
Mad TV's Brooks McBeth is articulate, but he definitely isn't Shakespeare. He has a lot of bathroom jokes, but good ones. He's trying to follow his mo...

A Merry Friggin' Christmas
2014
as Boyd Mitchler
Boyd Mitchler and his family must spend Christmas with his estranged family of misfits. Upon realizing that he left all his son's gifts at home, he hi...

Adult Beginners
2014
as Hudson
A young, hipster entrepreneur crashes and burns on the eve of his company’s big launch. With his entire life in disarray, he leaves Manhattan to move ...
Advanced Television Production - 5 Days, 2 Scripts, No Sleep
2014
as Self
The writer's room during the production of the fifth season of Community struggles with time while the show is being filmed. This behind the scenes do...
Advanced Television Production - 5 Days, 2 Scripts, No Sleep
2014
Thanks
The writer's room during the production of the fifth season of Community struggles with time while the show is being filmed. This behind the scenes do...

Deliver Us from Evil
2014
as Butler
When a frightening wave of violence sweeps through New York City, troubled cop Sarchie fails to find a rational explanation for the bizarre crimes. Ho...

Blended
2014
as Mark
Recently divorced mom Lauren and widowed dad Jim let their friends push them into a blind date, which goes disastrously wrong. Unsurprisingly, neither...

Harmontown
2014
as Self
A comedic, brutally honest documentary following self-destructive TV writer Dan Harmon as he takes his live podcast on a national tour.
The Mighty T
2013
as Narrator
A charming animated short film that brings to life the cutting edge research that is happening at the Ben Towne Center for Childhood Cancer Research.

Ted
2012
as Rex
John Bennett, a man whose childhood wish of bringing his teddy bear to life came true, now must decide between keeping the relationship with the bear ...

The Big Year
2011
as Barry Loomis
Three fanatical bird-watchers spend an entire year competing to spot the highest number of species as El Nino sends an extraordinary variety of rare b...

What's Your Number?
2011
as Roger the Boss
Ally Darling is realizing she's a little lost in life. Her latest romance has just fizzled out, and she's just been fired from her marketing job. Then...

Spy Kids: All the Time in the World
2011
as Wilbur Wilson
Eight years after the third film, the OSS has become the world's top spy agency, while the Spy Kids department has since become defunct. Retired spy M...

The Informant!
2009
as Robert Herndon
A rising star at agri-industry giant Archer Daniels Midland (ADM), Mark Whitacre suddenly turns whistleblower. Even as he exposes his company’s multi-...

Open Season 2
2008
as Elliot (Voice)
After falling head over hooves in love with Giselle, Elliot's road to the altar takes a slight detour when Mr. Weenie is kidnapped by a group of pampe...

The Onion Movie
2008
as Office Worker
Venerable newscaster Norm Archer reports the latest news in politics, health, culture and entertainment - such as an automotive recall of decapitation...

Mini's First Time
2006
as Host
Desperate to be free from her drunken, unloving mother Diane, the beautiful, scheming young Mini seduces her stepfather Martin and soon convinces him ...

Lords of Dogtown
2005
as TV Reporter
The radical true story behind three teenage surfers from Venice Beach, California, who took skateboarding to the extreme and changed the world of spor...

Spider-Man 2
2004
as Mr. Jacks
Peter Parker is going through a major identity crisis. Burned out from being Spider-Man, he decides to shelve his superhero alter ego, which leaves th...

Untitled Community Movie
N/A
as Jeff Winger
The long-awaited movie sequel to the cult classic TV Show Community.
Reimagined
N/A
as Hamilton Lydell
Felix McCoy is a young boy grappling with the loss of his mother, the beloved creator of the town’s annual holiday pageant. When the production is hij...

Untitled Community Movie
N/A
Executive Producer
The long-awaited movie sequel to the cult classic TV Show Community.